My Financial Career
First book publication, 1910
Publication details ▽
Publication details △
First publication
1910
Literature form
Story
Genre
Humour
Writing language
English
Author's country
Canada
Length
Approx. 850 words
Notable lines
Notable lines
When I go into a bank I get rattled. The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me.
— First line
The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
I rose. A big iron door stood open at the side of the room. "Good morning," I said, and stepped into the safe.
Since then I bank no more. I keep my money in cash in my trousers pocket and my savings in silver dollars in a sock.
— Last line
See also:
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calveras County
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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My Financial Career and Other Follies
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